Commuter advocate embarrasses NJ Transit into fixing terrible toilets

3:57 PM,
Jul. 11, 2013

A passenger makes her way to a northbound North Jersey Coast Line train while a Bay Head train (right) sits at the Long Branch station in 2012. Asbury Park Press file photo A report issued Thursday says bonds that canā??t be easily refinanced are costing NJ Transit and taxpayers millions, and contribute to fare increases. NJ Press Media File photo A passenger makes her way to a northbound North Jersey Coast Line train in Long Branch. The proposed bill of rights would ensure rail riders get a seat on any train. NJ PRESS MEDIA 2012 ASB 0203 Bill of rights A passenger, left, makes her way to a northbound North Jersey Coast Line train, left, while a Bay Head train, right, sits at the Long Branch station, Thursday, February 2, 2012. Story about whether NJ Transit will join the MTA, LIRR and Metro North and pass a riders ``bill of rights'' guaranteeing them certain basic services. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER/MARY FRANK - NEWS - LONG BRANCH - 2/2/12.

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Larry Higgs | @APPLarry

Mirrors held together with duct tape and sinks with no water or missing soap dispensers for hand-washing were among a litany of concerns a commuter advocate voiced about the condition of NJ Transit's bathrooms in the agency's Penn Station concourse.

The statement by Al Papp Jr., director of the New Jersey Association of Railroad Passengers, was accompanied with photographs of toilet paper dispensers duct-taped to counter tops and the duct-taped mirrors.